Desertfest New York has sadly determined to skip 2025 and are available again in 2026. Organizers for the pageant cites rising prices for European bands (of which a lot typically play the pageant) and lack of headliner availability contributed to the choice. Organizers additional be aware they tried to make the pageant occur in a probably abbreviated type, however to no avail.
“Desertfest NYC has made the robust choice to take a break in 2025 and can return to New York within the fall of 2026,” wrote Desertfest New York organizers. “Challenges with headliner availability and rising prices for EU bands has made it tough to construct a line-up that feels reflective and celebratory of a fifth version.
“We have been engaged on our 2025 line-up since August of final 12 months & delight ourselves on producing world-class billings that deliver collectively the largest names within the underground. So, belief us once we say no stone was left unturned earlier than this choice was made – a scaled down occasion, fewer days, much less bands, we explored all choices however none sat proper with us. A transfer to 2026 will enable us the house to place collectively an occasion that celebrates simply how far DF NYC has come.
“We all know it is disappointing information to learn & we’re proper there with you in it. Desertfest NYC stays a completely unbiased occasion and we will not do any facet of this with out y’all displaying up, so we really hope you may persist with us as we hit the gasoline arduous for 2026, with extra information quickly…
“– Your DF NYC crew”
Within the meantime, no less than you’ll be able to try a boatload of footage from the 2024 version beneath. It is all killer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
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